“Don't Blink” Flyweight
Kai Kara-France
8-5-0
UFC record, 13 fights, 159.6 min
25-12-0 (1 NC)
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
0-2
in 2 title fights
- Height
- 5'4"
- Reach
- 69"
- Weight
- 125 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Born
- Fri, Mar 26, 1993, age 33
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Dec 1, 2018
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Jun 28, 2025
01/How he wins
in 8 wins
3 KO/TKO (punch to head at distance, punch to head in clinch, punches to head at distance), 5 decisions in 8 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 3 | 1 |
| Submission | 0 | 2 |
| Decision | 5 | 2 |
| All | 8 | 5 |
02/Career rates
13 fights, 159.6 min
Sig strikes landed
4.46 per min
712 in 159.6 min, 13 fights
Sig strike accuracy
40.2%
712 of 1,769 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
3.24 per min
517 of 1,447 landed on him in 159.6 min
Takedowns
0.56 per 15 min
6 of 20 · 159.6 min
Takedown accuracy
30.0%
6 of 20 attempts
Takedown defence
47 of 56
defended of attempted on him, 159.6 min
Control time
1:18 per 15 min
13:47 of 159:37
Knockdowns
8
scored in 159.6 min, 13 fights
Submission attempts
0.00 per 15 min
0 in 159.6 min
Where his sig strikes land
86% distance, 2% clinch, 12% ground
612 distance, 16 clinch, 84 ground of 712 landed
What he hits
64% head, 15% body, 21% leg
455 head, 104 body, 153 leg of 712 landed
Cage time
159:37
13 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/Title fights
0-2 in 2
- Lv Alexandre PantojaFlyweight, title fight. Sat, Jun 28, 2025, UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira. Submission, R3 1:55
- Lv Brandon MorenoFlyweight, interim title. Sat, Jul 30, 2022, UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2. KO/TKO, R3 4:34
04/By division
1 division
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight | 13 | 8-5-0 | 159.6 | 712 of 1,769 | 4.46 | 6 of 20 | 13:47 of 159:37 | 8 | 3 in 8 |
| All | 13 | 8-5-0 | 159.6 | 712 of 1,769 | 4.46 | 6 of 20 | 13:47 of 159:37 | 8 | 3 in 8 |
05/By year
2018 to 2025
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 11.9 | 38 of 67 | 3.19 | 0 of 2 | 0:10 of 11:55 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 4.1 | 18 of 51 | 4.43 | 0 of 0 | 0:08 of 4:04 | 2 | 1 in 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 25.0 | 99 of 283 | 3.96 | 2 of 2 | 0:58 of 25:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 29.6 | 104 of 240 | 3.52 | 1 of 3 | 0:24 of 29:34 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 8.3 | 36 of 63 | 4.35 | 0 of 0 | 0:07 of 8:16 | 3 | 2 in 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 20.8 | 100 of 295 | 4.81 | 0 of 5 | 1:48 of 20:48 | 1 | 0 in 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 45.0 | 231 of 592 | 5.13 | 3 of 8 | 0:40 of 45:00 | 1 | 0 in 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 15.0 | 86 of 178 | 5.73 | 0 of 0 | 9:32 of 15:00 | 1 | 0 in 1 |
| All | 13 | 8-5-0 | 159.6 | 712 of 1,769 | 4.46 | 6 of 20 | 13:47 of 159:37 | 8 | 3 in 8 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
06/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 13 of 13 | 62.3 | 207 of 508 | 3.32 | 1 of 1 | 5:22 of 62:20 | 6 | 0 | 3, won 3 |
| Round 2 | 10 of 13 | 45.8 | 224 of 544 | 4.89 | 0 of 7 | 4:44 of 45:48 | 1 | 0 | 1, won 0 |
| Round 3 | 9 of 13 | 41.5 | 220 of 548 | 5.30 | 4 of 11 | 3:30 of 41:29 | 1 | 0 | 8, won 5 |
| Round 4 | 1 of 13 | 5.0 | 27 of 65 | 5.40 | 1 of 1 | 0:11 of 5:00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Round 5 | 1 of 13 | 5.0 | 34 of 104 | 6.80 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 of 5:00 | 0 | 0 | 1, won 0 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
07/Fight log
13 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jun 28, 2025UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira | Alexandre PantojaFlyweight, title fight | LSubmission, R3 1:55Rear Naked Choke | 38 of 67 | 0 of 2 | 0:10 | 0 | 11:55 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 17, 2024UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya | Steve ErcegFlyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 4:04Punch to Head At Distance | 18 of 51 | 0 of 0 | 0:08 | 2 | 4:04 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 3, 2023UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi | Amir AlbaziFlyweight | LSplit decision, R5 5:00Chris Lee 47 - 48. Mike Bell 48 - 47. Sal D'amato 47 - 48. | 99 of 283 | 2 of 2 | 0:58 | 0 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 30, 2022UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 | Brandon MorenoFlyweight, interim title | LKO/TKO, R3 4:34Kick to Body At Distance | 53 of 110 | 1 of 2 | 0:24 | 0 | 14:34 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 26, 2022UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus | Askar AskarovFlyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Todd Schwarz 28 - 29. Sal D'amato 28 - 29. Mike Bell 28 - 29. | 51 of 130 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 11, 2021UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | Cody GarbrandtFlyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 3:21Punches to Head At Distance | 23 of 41 | 0 of 0 | 0:06 | 2 | 3:21 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 6, 2021UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya | Rogerio BontorinFlyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 4:55Punch to Head In Clinch | 13 of 22 | 0 of 0 | 0:01 | 1 | 4:55 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 26, 2020UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa | Brandon RoyvalFlyweight | LSubmission, R2 0:48Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard | 22 of 38 | 0 of 1 | 1:31 | 1 | 5:48 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 22, 2020UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker | Tyson NamFlyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Barry Foley 27 - 30. Richie Gerrard 27 - 30. Lereapii Taia 27 - 30. | 78 of 257 | 0 of 4 | 0:17 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 14, 2019UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington | Brandon MorenoFlyweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Junichiro Kamijo 28 - 29. Chris Lee 28 - 29. Mark Smith 27 - 30. | 82 of 231 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 31, 2019UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang | Mark De La RosaFlyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Anthony Dimitriou 27 - 30. Garth Harriman 28 - 29. Albert Shen 27 - 30. | 91 of 193 | 1 of 1 | 0:19 | 1 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 9, 2019UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva | Raulian PaivaFlyweight | WSplit decision, R3 5:00Derek Cleary 28 - 29. Garth Harriman 29 - 28. Christopher Shen 28 - 29. | 58 of 168 | 2 of 7 | 0:21 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 1, 2018UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa | Elias GarciaFlyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Anthony Dimitriou 25 - 30. Kon Papaioannou 25 - 30. Evan Field 26 - 30. | 86 of 178 | 0 of 0 | 9:32 | 1 | 15:00 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.